01 June 2017

While the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is in orbit delivering a wealth of information about our home planet, engineers are putting its twin, Sentinel-3B, through a series of vigorous tests before it is shipped to the launch site next year.

31 May 2017

A marked increase in central Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures during the strong 2015-2016 El Niño lofted abnormal amounts of cloud ice and water vapor unusually high up into the atmosphere, creating conditions similar to what could happen on a larger scale in a warming world.

This database is based on the book of Herbert J. Kramer Observation of the Earth and its Environments and describes over 600 missions in detail. Online updated version of "Earth Observation History of Technical Introduction" available as of January 02, 2017.